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Jim Young
Boxford, MA·
19 May
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Is anyone noticing more ticks this year? I just moved to Boxford from LA but didn't notice a single tick last year. Just walking around our backyard patio, I found 3 ticks on my clothes and arm. Is there a spray for them, on shrubs or small trees I have? Does insect repellent work on them for people?
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Dylan Streeter
South Wapato·
9 hr ago
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I wrote this after my last relationship unraveled my entire life. Actually it took me a couple years to even be able to write this after all was said and done. Betrayal is a terrible thing. The scar will never be gone, and i will forever remain skeptical of anyone claiming to have my best interests at heart or in mind. Im unsure i will ever be able to go to that place like before with another woman. Its just not the same to me in so many ways ya know?
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Oliver Sanchez
North Parkland·
11 hr ago
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Looking if someone wants to donate this kind of van for our church
253-861-3071
thank you and God bless you 🙏🏽
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Seattle Red
Local publisher
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17 hr ago
'I'm allowed to say what I want to say': Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank asks if trans people should own guns
seattlered.com
Charles Springer
12h
Yes, but with some special attention to how they handle hormone blockers. The suicide rate and unhealthy ideation is shocking. Can there be diligent oversight without oppression? I would not prevent anyone from owning an equalizer without a very good reason. Not in the age and city with defund the police.
Bob S.
11h
Charles
How about we pay special attention to your ED?
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Amy Rodgers
Wyndham Ranch·
23 hr ago
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Little park broken I’m so frustrated. Part of why I moved in 15 years old was for the two parks for my kids to play on since our yards are tiny. I was told 5 years ago the parks were on the list to get fixed. Now we have one park broken and the other one not far behind.
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Lorne Hohn
42nd Ave East·
2 days ago
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This Dahlia is called Bahama Mama! This is a quick walk through of this Dahlia growing in our field.... We grow 130+ different varieties here on our little farm. We are also growing and hybridising our own unique dahlia varieties found nowhere else! We start selling tubers in February....... but for now, if you are a fan of flowers, please check out our farm stand or call us for buckets full! Hidden Well Gardens 15124 Bingham Avenue East, Tacoma, WA. 98446
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Scott Smith
Wapato Hills·
22 min ago
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Does anybody recognize this character? He’s been Lurking around in my alley. I think he might be after all of my mice.
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Dylan Streeter
South Wapato·
11 hr ago
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Im not too sure about this whole haircut thing... I feel like im trying to preserve something that ive outgrown somehow... Getting old sux. Humble in all things...
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Candice S.
South Tacoma·
1 day ago
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Anyone know this dog? Found by 108th & 12th avenue
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Norma Waters
B St E·
15 hr ago
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So the last couple of weeks people have been warning parents about their children doing the "ding dong ditch". Pay attention to what your kids are doing and where they are. An eleven year old in Houston was playing that game...he sits in a morgue.
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Turner Tails
23 hr ago
🐾 Home Needed for Westley! 🐾 Meet Westley, our handsome 11-month-old XL Bully! 💙 ✔️ Neutered ✔️ Vaccinated ✔️ Microchipped ✔️ Kennel & house trained Westley had a family lined up, but due to an emergency, they couldn’t commit. Now this sweet boy is back on the search for his forever home. 🏡 He’s a talkative guy when left alone, but his kennel training has helped a lot with that. With the right family, he’ll thrive! 💲 Adoption fee waived – we are currently over capacity and just want to see him land in a safe, loving home. If you can give Westley the forever family he deserves, please reach out today! 🐶❤️
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The News Tribune
Local publisher
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22 hr ago
Tacoma children's hospital stops offering gender-affirming care to new patients
thenewstribune.com
What are your thoughts on the closure of gender-affirming care at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma?
Amber S.
11h
I’m glad
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Justin Amezcua
Stoney Ridge·
2 days ago
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Have a tabby kitten available for adoption. He’s ready for a new home 20 $ rehoming fee
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Shawn K.
Elk Plain·
1 day ago
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Free paper mache Ball. Must pick up. No returns. Surprise inside.
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Dave D.
Northwest Parkland·
1 day ago
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My first Jalapeño of the season. Tomatoes are going strong but nearing the end of their season. All my flowers are still blooming.
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The Olympian
Local publisher
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4 hr ago
160 days of sidewalk repairs coming to Lacey. Here's the plan
theolympian.com
What do residents think about the new sidewalks and tree additions coming to Lacey?
Alan Eckroth
1h
Why doesn't city of Lacey inform all of its residendts with a notice that goes out in the mail with its monthly utility bill notices?
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Dan Buckley
Gem Place·
17 hr ago
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I have hundreds of phone numbers blocked, but I still get several calls each week asking if I have any home projects for builders in my area. I would NEVER hire a contractor who cold calls me. EVER. They should spend their money on better advertising gimmicks. How many calls do you get each week?
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Brittany Purtteman
Rural Orting·
17 hr ago
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Hello Neighbors 👋 my 3 sons and I left an abusive situation about a month ago and moved back here to my home with nothing but some clothes, dreams , and love. I had housing set up, but it fell through. I am an in-home care aide waiting for my 1st check, and I do have a car. If anyone knows of a 2 bedroom for rent for a seriously reasonable amount, please let me know. (We are currently in a small camper) I would like from $0-$1200 a month. Thank you in advance!
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Vanessa Munro
Alderwood Estates·
21 min ago
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Hello neighbors if you’re sick of Xfinity robbing you every month, you can save at least $100 a month by canceling TV services and getting an antenna . We have a very strong connection up here in South Hill!!!!
Oliver Sanchez
North Parkland·
11 hr ago
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Our dog has been missing since yesterday her name is Rubby was lost on Hosmer and Alaska st Please contact us at
253-861-3071
thank you 🙏🏽
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The News Tribune
Local publisher
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18 hr ago
Washington looks to resume ICE center inspections after federal ruling
thenewstribune.com
Kartar Benson
14h
DOGE saved a lot of money. Why is that a bad thing?
Caroline K.
13h
Kartar
funny that's not what I read. DOGE’s big illusion: the heavy costs of the Trump administration’s so-called efficiency - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington https://share.google/ZoQcaQg54FPL5PxsA
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Oscar Bailey
Wyndham Ranch·
14 hr ago
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Are your HOAs doing anything in your neighborhoods? Are dues too high? Just curious.
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Britt Hill
Clark's Creek·
17 hr ago
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Hello everyone, One of our chickens went missing on Saturday. We live close to the train tracks so she would likely be around that area. If anyone knows her whereabouts please let me know - we would be so grateful for any info and would love to have her back home safe. I don't have a picture of her on her own, but she looks just like our other three girls. One of them is pictured here. She's a brownish red color with some dark tail feathers. Thank you!
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Jim Young
Boxford, MA·
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Is anyone noticing more ticks this year? I just moved to Boxford from LA but didn't notice a single tick last year. Just walking around our backyard patio, I found 3 ticks on my clothes and arm. Is there a spray1 for them, on shrubs or small trees I have? Does insect repellent work on them for people?
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Comments (45)
15w·Atkinson, NH
Be very careful. Do not take this situation lightly. I was bit in 2012. And I have never been able to get rid of the Lyme and the co infections. I have been very sick with Lyme since then. You do Not want to get bitten.
13w·Amesbury, MA
my lab almost died
15w·Boxford, MA
Yes many mosquito spraying companies2 also spray for ticks
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15w·North Andover, MA
If you don't care about collateral damage of other insects, I used to use the bottles that connect to a garden hose and it went from clouds of mosquitoes to almost nothing. Didn't have a tick problem, but they were on the list of bugs on the bottle. Wet the area, screw the bottle on, spray again. Depending on the amount of rain, it would last 1-2 months. I'm near wet lands now, so I use something more organic and targeted (and more expensive, of course).
Author15w·Boxford, MA
Stephen Thanks for your feedback. What do you use now near the wetlands? I'm 10' from a Conservation area setback, and I know the Boxford Cons Comm is against anything chemical.
15w·North Andover, MA
Jim I got "Wondercide" from the Essex County co-op. Just tried it through a backpack aprayer, so I don't know how good it is yet, but it smells great because it uses cedar oil. Price seems ridiculous, but it's concentrated, so 2oz./5gal. water.
15w·North Andover, MA
Use a good strength DEET on your socks and pant cuffs. I've been bitten several times. Not all ticks have it, but Lyme can be treated if you get an antibiotic early enough.
15w·Merrimac, MA
I have lived in central and south central Mass for over 50 years before moving here in 2001. I have never seen ticks as bountiful as they are in our area, and they are extremity difficult to kill. Had anyone found a good way to manage them effectively?
Author15w·Boxford, MA
Jay I was given Maguire Pest Control as a reference at
978-887-0177
. Said to have a 10% for tick reduction.
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15w·Newburyport, MA
I was infected in 2003 - went to Dr Richard Horowitz in Upstate NY - I had 4 co-infections - 4 years of treatment. Amazing Dr. I no longer have a yard. But those things are everywhere now. Be careful / beware. I’ve seen them crawling on leashes. I suggest researching a business that can help with protecting your yard.
15w·Merrimac, MA
A tick gave me Ehrlichia about 7 years ago, night sweats, come and go fever, high resting heart rate, not fun for about 3 months. A work buddy's wife cortracted it about the same time, never has been able to shake it. After yard work my learnings include wash your clothes or at least put them on high heat in the dryer for a few minutes, scrub well in an immediate shower and don't take your doxycycline on an empty stomach..
Author15w·Boxford, MA
Jay Thanks for your awesome learnings!
15w·Methuen, MA
Ticks are more prevalent when we have a wet Spring, and this year qualifies. If you have piles of dead leaves and brush, they nest in that. Not a good idea to use chemicals, as they kill all insects not just the ones you don't want around. Then birds eat the poisoned insects and die, feed the poisoned insects to their babies and they die. Fox and coyote eat the poisoned birds and die. There are several options you can use. A natural pest repellent is a bottle of Wondercide ( Which also uses natural ingredients to repel insects from around your yard and home.) which is what we use with our lawn hose and lightly spray the green area. It uses plant based and natural ingredients to repel insects. What’s in Wondercide? -Several natural ingredients are certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as insect repellents, namely catnip oil, oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE) (and its active ingredient p-Menthane-3,8-diol), oil of citronella, and 2-Undecanone, which is usually produced synthetically but has also been isolated from many plant sources. Once Wondercide is sprayed on your lawn or run area, let it dry and air out before you allow your pets on it. It’s strong to them and potent oils can irritate dogs sensitive nasal passages.
15w·Methuen, MA
Also: you can spread DE - Diatomaceous Earth - use FOOD GRADE on your lawn. However note that this will kill all insects with an exoskeleton, not just ticks. So beneficial insects will also be killed, if you are a gardener you won't want to do this. It will kill off the earthworms which keep your lawn healthy. I have applied this when I've had a lot of ticks in my fenced in area. When I don't I just apply it along the fence line, in my head I think I am stopped them walking in, but of course they come in on the wind, drop off the trees and so on. Note that one rain will wash this away and you have to apply it again
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15w·Haverhill, MA
I live in Bradford, close to Chadwick pond. We have to have out yard aorayed form ticks wvery year, they are horrible. We use MaGuire’s. They spray in the apring and in the fall and come back in between if they need to. Highly recommend it.
15w·Newburyport, MA
For organic tick and mosquito that works try butterfly and bee. www.organictickandmosquitosolutions.com
15w · Edited·Boxford, MA
You can get insect repellent clothing for yourself and your dog or get permethrin spray for your clothing or tick control tubes.
15w·Andover, MA
To keep them away make sure you yard is out off small trees or shrubs If you got a pet what I do for my dog before he goes out I spray some apple vinegar. Keeps tips or fleas off. You could spray some in you clothes and shoes. Is what i do..Try it
15w·Haverhill, MA
Oh Deer is a company that sprays an all natural spray- safe for dogs and kids.
14w·Georgetown, MA
We use oh deer. Reasonably priced and I haven’t seen a tick on my dogs or my people in the three years that they have treated us. Once a month march through October.
15w·Haverhill, MA
Found one on me on Saturday Haverhill
15w·North Andover, MA
Jim, there's a well-established correlation between milder, wetter winters and a surge in tick populations the following spring and summer. Over the past ~50 years living here, that simple climatological pattern has proven remarkably consistent: increased warmth and moisture = more ticks. This is supported by entomological data, which shows that ticks thrive in humid environments and experience higher survival rates during warmer winters, leading to population booms. One of the most effective countermeasures—widely taught in organizations such as the U.S. Armed Forces, Boy Scouts, and agricultural extension programs—is the use of Permethrin. This synthetic compound is a derivative of natural pyrethroids found in chrysanthemum flowers (not marigolds, though often confused), and it is routinely used in veterinary settings, particularly with cattle, as a non-toxic insecticide and acaricide. Permethrin is mixed with water and applied via spray bottle. I personally pre-treat a dedicated set of outdoor clothing—pants, socks, boots, shirts, hats, etc.—for tasks like gardening, hiking, forestry work, and construction. When ticks come into contact with permethrin-treated fabric, they exhibit neuromuscular dysfunction—stumbling, disorientation, and eventual detachment. They simply can’t tolerate it. Although the treatment does degrade in hot water and high-heat drying cycles, it’s incredibly economical. A single spray bottle—readily available online or at agricultural retailers like Tractor Supply—usually lasts me the entire season. Given the increase in tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease and anaplasmosis, this remains one of the most cost-effective and practical layers of protection available.
Author15w·Boxford, MA
Warren Thanks much for this very good info!
15w·Merrimac, MA
This was featured on Shark Tank on Friday. Works on people and pets and is supposed to be 90% effective. I think it’s worth $20 to at least give it a try.
15w·Newbury, MA
Byfield- huge one on husband. Dr said no need for a shot. !!?!
15w·Atkinson, NH
Maureen and Richard if it’s huge then it’s probably a dog tick, while they can carry Rocky Mountain fever, it’s extremely rare almost non existent here.
14w·Kingston, NH
Maureen Most doctors poo-poo Ticks/Tick Bites. I don't know why as it's become a real concern. Need more than just a 7 day course of Antibiotics.I got real sick in 2019 - it took one whole year to figure out that I had Lyme Disease with 2 co-infections. Because of the delay, I now have chronic Lyme. Get yourself to another MD! MY doctor is in New Hampshire -Greenhouse Natural Medicine. In the very least you should speak with an Infectious Disease MD. I DID NOT have the telltale "bullets eye rash" - so if a MD tells you if you don't/didn't have this - ignore & find another!
15w·Boxford, MA
I have my property sprayed as well. I think what we could be experiencing right now is that the temperatures have been ideal for the ticks. They don’t like the cold and they don’t like the heat. If it would heat up around here finally then they would burrow themselves for a bit.
14w·Ipswich, MA
The ticks are insane this year.
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